FEATURE: The September Playlist: Vol.5: As the Nights Draw In…

FEATURE:

 

The September Playlist 

 

IN THIS PHOTO: Wolf Alice

Vol.5: As the Nights Draw In…

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THIS week has seen, perhaps, the two finest albums…

IN THIS PHOTO: Benjamin Clementine

of the year arrive at once. We have Wolf Alice’s Visions of a Life and Benjamin Clementine’s I Tell a Fly. It is a fantastic double and shows what terrific British music there is right now. In addition to a track from each album; there are new ones from Ezra Furman and BANKS; videos from Maggie Rogers and The Horrors – a lovely selection of big-name releases and those rarer-than-most gems. It is always good seeing the full breadth of music come to the fore.

Among the mainstream best are sensational Rap and Urban tracks; Indie smashes and some incredible Pop moments – guaranteeing the last September Playlist is a smash!

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PHOTO CREDIT: Jason Simmons

Ezra Furman – Driving Down to L.A.

RY X – Bad Love

PHOTO CREDIT: Katia Temkin

Maggie Rogers – Split Stones

The Horrors – Something to Remember Me By

PHOTO CREDIT: MATT SAV

Pond – Colder than Ice

PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Rockman

Desta French – Needing U

PHOTO CREDIT: Alice Rainis

EERA – Living

Mount Kimbie – Four Years and One Day

Run the Jewels – Mean Demeanor

PHOTO CREDIT: Danny Cohen

Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile – Continental Breakfast

Delaire – Take it Slow

Alex Maxwell – Let  Go

BANKS – Underdog

Chris Lane (ft. Tori Kelly) – Take Back Home Girl

PHOTO CREDIT: Harvey Pearson

Col3trane – Penelope

The Corrs – SOS

Disciples – Jealousy

EDEN – start//eden

Nilüfer Yanya – Baby Luv

IMAGE CREDIT: @villas_artwork

Sasha Brown – Parallel

PHOTO CREDIT: Paige Sara Photo

Barns Courtney – Rather Die

First Aid Kit – It’s a Shame

J Balvin, Willy William (featuring Beyoncé) – Mi Gente

Petit Biscuit and Panama – Waterfall

Strong Asian Mothers – Hard to Find

George Kwali (ft. Lonestar) – When It Begins

Greta Isaac – Tied

Ibeyi – I Wanna Be Like You

PHOTO CREDIT: @fancyfortune

Jessie Ware – Egoista

Krept & Konan – For Me

PHOTO CREDIT: Carl Osbourn

Fenne Lily – Three Oh Nine

Liam Gallagher – Greedy Soul

Matrix & Futurebound (ft. Raphaella) – Human

Russ – Ride Slow

MJ Cole – Pictures in My Head

P!nk – Beautiful Trauma

Pixie Lott (ft. Stylo) – Won’t Forget You

PRETTYMUCH – Teacher

Lilla Vargen – Hold On

Lil Yachty – Lady in Yellow

Young Thug (ft. Future) – Relationship

Molly Kate Kestner – Footprints

Hopsin – The Purge

Scouting for Girls – Dancing in the Daylight

Skinny Living – Fade

Melanie Martinez – Mad Hatter

Tom Speight – My Side

Tabitha Nauser (ft. SonaOne) – Body Language

 

Belinda Carlisle – Long Time Sun

Benjamin Clementine – Jupiter

Bad Sounds – Hot Head Chippenham

Grizzly Bear – Losing All Sense

PHOTO CREDIT: David Boni (http://www.davidboni.com/)

Belle and Sebastian – We Were Beautiful

Kygo (ft. Justin Jesso) – Stargazing

Black Stone Cherry – Palace of the King

James Blunt – Don’t Give Me Those Eyes

Blancmange – Anna Dine

David Crosby – Sky Trails

Wolf Alice – Sadboy

Four Tet – Lush

Kamasi Washington –Perspective

PHOTO CREDIT: Zoe Rain Photography

Ed Sheeran – Perfect

Fergie – Love Is Blind

Neil Finn – Alone

Miley Cyrus – Thinkin’

PHOTO CREDIT: Jodie Canwell

Tigercub – Into the Ashes

Sugarmen – Push Button Age

IN THIS PHOTO: BANKS

I am keen to see what comes in October and the type of music that will appear. September has been a really full and exciting one. So many terrific albums and songs have revealed themselves and that can only continue – let’s see what else the autumn has to throw at us! It is a wonderful and rich time for music right now.

I will wrap up this edition but have been delighted by the range and quality of this week’s Playlist…

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FEATURE: The September Playlist: Vol. 4: There Are Worse Ways to Spend a Day…

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The September Playlist

 

 Vol. 4: There Are Worse Ways to Spend a Day…

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YOU wait for years and years and…before you know it…

IN THIS PHOTO: Rae Morris

a single from Morrissey is upon us! It is first cut to be taken from his upcoming album, Low in High School. Spent the Day in Bed is a typically sharp and memorable track from Moz that is an instant stunner – a song you do not have to hear too many times to fall for. Julia Jacklin and Maggie Rogers have songs out: a video from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is out in the atmopshere – another jammed and eventful Playlist!

There are not quite as many mainstream smashes as weeks past – but there is enough top-quality music for anyone to get their teeth into…

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Morrissey – Spent the Day in Bed

Julia Jacklin – Cold Caller

Isaac Gracie – Silhouettes of You

Kaipa – Children of the Sounds

Destroyer – Tinseltown Swimming in Blood

Rae Morris – DO IT

Bree Runway – What Do I Tell My Friends?

PHOTO CREDIT: Katia Temkin

Maggie Rogers – Split Stones

PHOTO CREDIT: April Arabella

The Ninth Wave – Liars

PHOTO CREDIT: Kristin Slotterøy

Pom Poko – You’ll Be Fine

PHOTO CREDIT: Niall Lea

Low Island – Tomorrow

 

Pale Waves – Television Romance

Wolf Alice – Heavenward

Olivia Holt – Generous

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Lizzo – Truth Hurts

Andrew Hung – Elbow

PHOTO CREDIT: Ibra Ake

Moses Sumney – Lonely World

Burial – Rodent

The Bronx – Two Birds

Sleeping with Sirens – Legends

Com Truise – Propagation

PHOTO CREDIT: Joe Brennan

Gussy – In Order to Love

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real – Find Yourself

The Lemon Twigs – Night Song

Soft Swells – Within Reason

Billie Eilish – watch

Tricky – The Only Way

Xenoula – Caramello

M. Rivers – Champion

Macklemore (ft. Kesha) – Good Old Days

MiC LOWRY – Don’t Tempt Me

Sam Smith – Too Good At Goodbyes

Avicii (ft. Rita Ora) – Lonely Together

NF – Let You Down

Niall Horan – Too Much to Ask

Kungs (ft. Olly Murs and Coely) – More Mess

Hannah Peel – The Planet of Passed Souls

PHOTO CREDIT: Jimmy Fontaine

Frightened Rabbit – Roadless

H.E.A.T. – Bastard of Society

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (with Mild High Club) – Countdown

Enter Shikari – Airfield

Toby Randall (ft. DJ Khaled) – Landslide

Anne-Marie – Heavy

ALMA (ft. French Montana) – Phases

PHOTO CREDIT: Morgan Martinez of Hooligan Mag

Phoebe Bridgers – Chelsea

Dan Owen – Hideaway

Demi Lovato – Sexy Dirty Love

Brix & The Extricated – Teflon

Emeli Sandé – Starlight

The Horrors – World Below

Gengahr – Carrion

PHOTO CREDIT: Vogue Brasil

Fergie – Life Goes On

The Hunna – Summer

Hurts – Hold on to Me

PHOTO CREDIT: Jos Kottmann

Kölsch – Grey

Lyves – Holding Back

Marc Almond – Blue on Blue

PHOTO CREDIT: PEROU

Marilyn Manson – KILL4ME

Ringo – Speed of Sound

Miley Cyrus – Week Without You

The Clientele – Lunar Days

Rhys – Too Good to Be True

Rhys Lewis – Wish I Was Sober

Shed Seven – Room in My House

Steps – Dancing With a Broken Heart

Tiggs Da Author – Work It Out

METZ – Drained Lake

Tom Grennan – Royal Highness

IN THIS PHOTO: Anne-Marie

It is a good week for music and a nice mix of mainstream big and the promising underground. I am excited to see how Morrissey progresses and whether any more singles come forth. I’m always fascinated discovering the music videos emerging and what form they take.

I will keep my eyes open to see what promises are thrown up for next week – in the final edition of The September Playlist.

FEATURE: The September Playlist: Vol. 3: Open the Gate and the Bull Will Roll (and Other Icelandic Mythologies)

FEATURE:

 

The September Playlist

 

Vol. 3: Open the Gate and the Bull Will Roll (and Other Icelandic Mythologies)

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ONE hardly needs any more songs in their life…

IN THIS PHOTO: The Lemon Twigs

than a new smash from Björk. It would be a bit strange – and dishonestly misleading – was the current September Playlist to feature only one song. Fortunately, there is a whole bucket-load of brilliant contemporaries – each eager to please with fantastic tracks. Lemon Twigs, Yak and The Horrors race ahead; there are new videos from Radiohead, Lana Del Rey and Wolf Alice; album tracks from Foo Fighters and Seth MacFarlane – underground gems and mainstream nuggets.

It is another incredible week for music and one that shows just how darned fine and varied music is. I will dig into all the songs and I hope you do, too – something for everyone (in here) that is for sure!

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Björk – the gate

The Lemon Twigs – Why Didn’t You Say That?

YAK – All I Need in My Life Is Some Sunshine

The Horrors – Weighed Down

Lana Del Rey – White Mustang

Radiohead – Lift

Wolf Alice – Beautifully Unconventional

Lao Ra (ft. Afro B) – Me Gusta

Insecure Men – Subaru Nights

Bright Light Bright Light & Ana Matronic – I Only Want to Please You

Sløtface – Try

Bad Sounds – Living Alone

Charly Black & Luis Fonsi – Party Animal (Dance Video)

Craig David – Heartline

PHOTO CREDIT: Jimmy Fontaine

Cut Copy – Black Rainbows

David Gray – Hole in the Weather

Catherine McGrath – Talk of This Town

Grace VanderWaal – So Much More than This

Gucci Mane (ft. The Weeknd) – Curve

Sara Bareilles – If I Dare (from Battle of the Sexes)

Enter Shikari – Rabble Rouser

PHOTO CREDIT: Ariel Fisher

Fall Out Boy – The Last of the Real Ones

Oscar and the Wolf – Runaway

 

Frightened Rabbit (ft. Julien Baker) – How It Gets In

Jacob Banks – Unknown (To You)

The XCERTS – Daydream

Jessie J – Think About You

Jessie Ware – Alone

JP Cooper (ft. Stormzy) – Momma’s Prayers

The Killers – Some Kind of Love

Shakira (ft. Nicky Jam) – Perro Fiel

Machine Gun Kelly – Let You Go

Hannah Jane Lewis – Raincheck

Labrinth – Misbehaving

Lorde (ft. Khalid, Post Malone & SZA) – Homemade Dynamite Remix

Muna – In My Way

Mohombi – Radio

King Krule – Dum Surfer

Nialll Horan – Too Much to Ask

NAO – Nostalgia

Nick Jonas – Find You

Post Malone (ft. 21 Savage) – rockstar

Rae Morris – DO IT

Dornik – Bestie

Rex Orange County – Edition

Sarah Close – Only You

BLOXX – Coke

Soleima – Paper

Tove Styrke – Mistakes

Toni Braxton – Deadwood

Weezer – Beach Boys

Anastacia – Boxer

Andy Tolman Cartel – Pod to Pod

Angus & Julia Stone – Snow

Arcane Roots – Indigo

Ariel Pink – I Wanna Be Young

Belphegor – Baphomet

The Contortionist – Absolve

Dirty Thrills – Drunk Words

Emily Haines & the Soft Skelenton – Wounded

Fergie (ft. Nicki Minaj) – You Already Know

Foo Fighters – Big Me

Gary Numan – Bed of Thorns

Kip Moore – Fast Women

Lizz Wright – Southern Nights

Michael McDonald – Hail Mary

Prophets of Rage – Hail to the Chief

 

Seth MacFarlane – The First Time It Happens

Superfruit – Vacation

 

IN THIS PHOTO: Wolf Alice

I am so glad Björk is back and fighting – a song that is among the best in recent years. It will be exciting seeing when an album arrives and what she plans next. Elsewhere, a fantastic and ripe crop of music. From those epic and wonderful videos to the stunning new albums – and those songs you’d only find on this Playlist.

FEATURE: The September Playlist: Vol. 2: Saints, Swift and Smith Unlimited

FEATURE:

 

The September Playlist

 

IN THIS PHOTO: Sam Smith

Vol. 2: Saints, Swift and Smith Unlimited

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THIS ranks as one of the biggest weeks for…

IN THIS PHOTO: London Grammar

releases since I began this feature. There are fresh cuts from St. Vincent, Beck; Robert Plant, Beck and Sam Smith. Skott has a new song out; Foo Fighters and Taylor Swift are adding their voices to the mix. London Grammar and Tove Lo are in my sights – it is a packed week for music. Not only that but there are albums out from The National and Tori Amos – a track from each included in the list.

Even though the weather is becoming more severe – the autumn nights drawing in – we have some sensational music to keep us warm, protected and excited.

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St. Vincent – Los Ageless

U2 – You’re the Best Thing About Me

Robert Plant – Bones of Saints

Skott – Remain

Beck – Up All Night

Demi Lovato – You Don’t Do It for Me Anymore

Sam Smith – Too Good at Goodbyes

George Michael (ft. Nil Rodgers) – Fantasy

Foo Fighters – The Line

Taylor Swift – …Ready For It?

PHOTO CREDIT: Amanda E. Freidman

Tove Lo – Disco Tits

Alvvays – Lollipop (Ode to Jim)

Bad Sounds – Living Alone

Kele Okereke – Do U Right

Jacob Schaffer – Heavy Heart

London Grammar – Non Believer

Kelela – Frontline

PHOTO CREDIT: Gemma Dagger

Catholic Action – Black & White

Zayn and Sia – Dusk Till Dawn

Blue Sails – For Now

Aquilo – I Could Fight on a Wall

.imp – Pull Me Over

 

Thomas Rhett – Leave Right Now

Public Service Broadcasting (ft. James Dean Bradfield) – Turn No More

PHOTO CREDIT: Frank Lebon

Mount Kimbie – Four Years and One Day

The Districts – Violet

Superfood – Where’s the Bass Amp?

Dream Wife – Fire

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Rostam (ft. Kelly Zutrau) – Half-Light

Into the Ark – Underneath the Sun

Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft

Nadine – Go to Work

Arch Enemy – The Eagle Flies Alone

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Rest

Da Vinci – I’ve Come All This Way

Jason Derulo – If I’m Lucky Part 2

Nina Nesbitt – The Best You Had

Death from Above 1979 – Nomad

Geowulf – Drink Too Much

ODESZA (ft. Leon Bridges) – Across the Room

PHOTO CREDIT: Paige Sara Photo

Barns Courtney – Kicks

IN THIS PHOTO: Sampha

Everything Is Recorded (ft. Sampha, Ibeyi; Wiki and Kamasi Washington) – Mountains of Gold

The Dream Syndicate – How Did I Find Myself Here?

TOPS – Marigold & Gray

Anna Leone – My Soul I

PHOTO CREDIT: Eric Kelly

Happy Hollows – Meteors

Kyla (ft. Popcaan) – You Ain’t Mine

Meek Mill – Save Me

Silentó – Thinking About You

David Zowie – The Perfect Don

ILoveMakonnen (ft. Rae Sremmurd) – Love

Superorgamism – Something for your M.I.N.D.

Jack Johnson – My Mind Is for Sale

FOURS – Overthink

LOVE SICK – Bullet

Kip Moore – Just Another Girl

Audio Push – Stay

Elbow and John Grant – Kindling (Fickle Flame)

Kara Marni – Golden

PHOTO CREDIT: Travis Shinn

Living Colour – Blak Out

Mutemath – Hit Parade

The National – Empire Line

Sparks – Missionary Position

Miguel – Shockandawe

PHOTO CREDIT: Thomas Brooker

Stray From the Path – Only Death Is Real

Himalayas – Sigh of a Hurricane

One Acen – Verified

Stereophonics – Caught by the Wind

Toris Amos – Reindeer King

Trickfinger – Hasan

Voodoo Six – Electric

IN THIS PHOTO: St. Vincent/PHOTO CREDIT: Tiffany & Co.

It is a magnificent week for music. I was not expecting so many high-profile releases – but that is the way music can surprise you. I am looking forward to hearing more from Beck’s forthcoming album, Colors. It is great to hear U2 back; a great new song from St. Vincent. Such a promising and terrific line-up of songs and videos.

Let’s hope next week keeps the pace going but, to be fair, with such a tremendous cupboard of songs this week – I struggle to see how it could possibly be any better!

FEATURE: The September Playlist – Vol. 1: As the Nights Draw In…

FEATURE:

 

The September Playlist

 

 Vol. 1: As the Nights Draw In…

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WE are now, officially, into spring…

IN THIS PHOTO: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile

and, with it, the days are getting shorter. There is a noticeable chill in the air and, with it, one is starting to sense a change. Luckily, against the uncertainty and predictable swathes of weather and warmth: music is still its old, reliable self. This week, a huge album from LCD Soundsystem (American Dream) has stolen headlines: singles from The National, Frank Ocean and Elli Ingram. We have videos from Jessie Ware and St. Vincent – lots of cool singles and intriguing cuts from the less-than-super-famous mixed in.

With an album by The National not too far away: we are already seeing signs September is going to be a massive and important month for music. LCD Soundsystem have made the month’s first day, epic and vital – where do we go from here?!

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The National – Day I Die

Frank Ocean – Provider

Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do

Jessie Ware – Selfish Love

Morgxn – xx

St. Vincent – New York

The Ruminaters – I Wanna Fight

Wolf Parade – You’re Dreaming

PHOTO CREDIT: Coley Brown

Mac DeMarco – This Old Dog (V.R. Video)

Andreas Moe – Free Fall

Bruno Major – On Our Own

Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile – Over Everything

Jake Bugg – Hearts That Strain

Curtis Harding – Wednesday Morning Atonement

Deep Sky Objects – This City’s at War

DJDS (ft. Khalid & Empress Of) – Why Don’t You Come On

PHOTO CREDIT: Steven Haddock – Photographer

Fizzy Blood – Haunted

Elli Ingram – Stone Cold

Nothing But Thieves – Broken Machine

Felix Snow (ft. Carti Bankx) – Can’t Nobody

YUNGBLUD – King Charles

Fink – Not Everything Was Better in the Past

Galantis & ROZES – Girls on Boys

George Maple – Hero

Gregory Porter – Smile

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Kiss Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Bang

Hardy Caprio – Super Soaker

HMLTD – Satan, Luelia and I

Hurts – Ready to Go

Yung Lean – Red Bottom Sky

Jason Derulo – If I’m Lucky

Joel Baker – Save

Death from Above – Holy Books

Lil Pump – Gucci Gang

Maroon 5 (ft. SZA) – What Lovers Do

PHOTO CREDIT: Frank Lebon

Mount Kimbie – Delta

Matoma (ft. The Vamps) – Staying Up

Kasabian – Ill Ray (The King)

PHOTO CREDIT: Pamela Littky

Matthew Dear (ft. Tegan and Sara) – Bad Ones

Mollie King – Hair Down

Mr. Probz (ft. Anderson.Paak) – Gone

NONONO – Masterpiece

PHOTO CREDIT: Ta-ku

Wafia – Bodies

 

Jorja Smith x Preditah – On My Mind

Patrick Joseph – Waiting to Begin

POWERS – Just Kids

Pumarosa – My Gruesome Loving Friend

Paloma Faith – Crybaby

Royce Wood Junior – Well Ran Dry

Rusangano Family – Tea in a Pot

SAINT WKND & MAX – Survive

Sharna Bass – Pass the Dutchie

Shy FX (ft. Breakage, Roses Gabor & Ghetts) – Chocolate

Sløtface – Backyard

PHOTO CREDIT: Anna Webber

Sonia Leigh – Walking in the Moonlight

Tayá – 5432

Ten Tonnes – Cracks Between

Thomas Rhett – Life Changes

Ty Dolla $ign (ft. Damien Marley & Skrillex) – So Am I

Yumi Zouma – Persephone

Beau Dermott – Sparkles

Bicep – Opal

PHOTO CREDIT: Isabella Kerstens

Cloud Control – Zone (This Is How It Feels)

Daughter – Flaws

Dixie Chicks – Easy Silence

Starley – Touch Me

INHEAVEN – Baby’s Alright

Jake Bugg – Burn Alone

LCD Soundsystem – change yr mind

Rhye, Roosevelt – Summer Days (Roosevelt Remix)

Madeline Kenny – Rita

Computer Games, Darren Criss – Lost Boys Life

PHOTO CREDIT: Elly Lucas

Martin Simpson – East Kentucky

Kid Ink – Sweet Chin Music

PHOTO CREDIT: Brian Sweeney

Mogwai – Coolverine

 

A$AP Ferg – Nandos

Newton Faulkner – Alright

J. Roddy Walston and the Business – You Know Me Better

Paradise Lost – Frozen Illusion

The Script – Freedom Child

Flint Eastwood (ft. GRiZ) – Rewind

IN THIS PHOTO: Mollie King

A strong bunch of songs, I’m sure you’ll agree, and one that shows September is a month to be reckoned with! I am staggered that, on its first day, we have, possibly, seen the best album of the year arrive – in the guise of the James Murphy-led, American Dream. Last week; Queens of the Stone Age released Villains: another stonking album that looks set to trouble the top-ten lists of 2017 – next week, The National will add their voice to that elite list.

It is an amazing three weeks for, let’s face it, exceptional American music. The British are not to be defeated: plenty of our best artists showing they are as cutting, original and striking as the best out there.